H1N1 critical illness can occur rapidly; predominantly affects young patients
Monday, October 12, 2009 - 10:21
in Health & Medicine
Critical illness among Canadian patients with 2009 influenza A(H1N1) occurred rapidly after hospital admission, often in young adults, and was associated with severely low levels of oxygen in the blood, multi-system organ failure, a need for prolonged mechanical ventilation, and frequent use of rescue therapies, according to a study to appear in the November 4 issue of JAMA.
